Top Of The League Podcast

Episode 95 - Running From Rugby (ft. Casey Koza and Will Walmsey)

April 13, 2024 13:04 - 1 hour - 65.6 MB

On this episode of Top of the League, we speak to former Akron players Casey Koza and Will Walmsey. In their rugby retirement these two have become "trail ultrarunners". We talk a bit about running, as well as Will's brother Jim who is a professional ultramarathoner. Then we get into a bit of rugby talk as our guests reminisce on the glory days. Check out Casey's podcast "The Hobby Jogger" which can be found on all platforms.

Episode 94 - Where the f*** is Mossy??

March 30, 2024 18:18 - 43 minutes - 40 MB

The boys are back from Nashville, but yet again, our Irish co-host Mossy is missing. We do a little recap of the trip to Nashbash and cover some rugby news.

Episode 93 - The Gang Is Headed To Nashville! (Ft. Husky Bois Incorporated RFC)

March 19, 2024 23:34 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB

We are headed to Nashville this weekend for the 40th edition of Nashbash. A light week of news and our Irish host was missing, but we were joined by Mr. Manager Bear from Husky Bois Incorporated RFC to talk all things Husky Bois and this upcoming trip to Nashville. If you will be at Nashbash this weekend, slide into our DMs and maybe you'll get on the pod!

Episode 92 - Spring Has Sprung! (ft. Nathan Mosey)

March 13, 2024 20:42 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

Spring has spring and that means rugby and of course Top Of The League. To kick off the new season the boys are joined by Nathan Mosey. Big Nate talks with the boys about Sobriety, his fitness journey and rugby in his life. Follow @moseyandson0826 on Instagram

Episode 91 - Midwest Champions, NCR Playoffs, (ft. Dom Gralia)

November 18, 2023 02:16 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

After an exciting weekend of Midwest Championships we review the outcomes of those games. With the Midwest club season behind us, we look at an exciting weekend of college rugby where this weekend will see teams in National Collegiate Rugby in the Sweet 16 and hopefully the quarterfinals. We are joined by long time listener, Dom Gralia of Slippery Rock Rugby as he is currently in St. Louis with a Sweet 16 rematch against St. Johns on the docket.

Episode 90 - Midwest Championship

November 09, 2023 23:22 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

Well after a long fall, it all comes down to this weekend at the Midwest’s cornerstone event, the Midwest Championships. We look at the results from the semi-final round and preview the matchups for this weekend’s final matchups. Good luck to all teams involved especially the Pittsburgh Forge women who we have been covering extensively. Also we look at the Allegheny Rugby Union championship results, as IUP and Slippery Rock now move on and have their eyes set on the NCR Quarterfinals.

Episode 89 - Midwest Semifinals and ARU Championships

November 04, 2023 00:14 - 1 hour - 82.3 MB

The regular season has wrapped up across the Midwest. The podcast boys faced a humbling defeat last week in the D3 quarterfinals, but we’re back in the studio, albeit a few days later than our usual posting. All divisions of the Midwest Rugby Football Union are now into the semifinal round and we are previewing those games and making our predictions for who will make the Midwest Championships. On the college side of things, it is an exciting weekend for the Allegheny Rugby Union men’s col...

Episode 88 - Midwest Quarterfinals

October 26, 2023 22:46 - 44 minutes - 41 MB

Playoffs are continuing to heat up! Most Midwest divisions are wrapped up with a few final matches to determine playoff seeding in the Midwest Premiership and Men's D2. We also preview the quarterfinal round for Mens D3, Mens D4 and Womens D2

Episode 87 - Playoffs Baby!

October 18, 2023 20:12 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB

Playoff season is here! Tune in this week as we cover one of the most exciting weekends of rugby with those intense Rugby World Cup Quarterfinal matches. We check in on the other divisions as they are wrapping up their regular season and hoping to make the playoffs. Most importantly, we preview the Midwest D3 playoff round of 16, and Mossy, Gator, and producer Kress all make their predictions for the first round. If you would like to make your own predictions, hit up our Linktree and co...

Episode 86 - Hotline Bling

October 12, 2023 00:29 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB

We had to phone in a friend who seems to be missing from the studio all too often... More Midwest rugby scores and standings. Gator is still learning about international rugby with the World Cup. Next week should be a doozy with D3 playoffs starting up!

Episode 85 – Featuring Pat Feitt

October 05, 2023 23:43 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MB

Welp, we had to do it this week. Mossy was missing YET AGAIN, so we had Midwest referee Pat Feitt filling in as a guest host this week. We check in on the world cup and the results in the Midwest and local college scene this past weekend. Things are starting to heat up in the league as we are looking towards playoffs starting up in a few weeks.

Episode 85 – Featuring Patrick Feitt

October 05, 2023 23:43 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MB

Welp, we had to do it this week. Mossy was missing YET AGAIN, so we had Midwest referee Patrick Feitt filling in as a guest host this week. We check in on the world cup and the results in the Midwest and local college scene this past weekend. Things are starting to heat up in the league as we are looking towards playoffs starting up in a few weeks.

Episode 84 - The One With The Cold Open

September 27, 2023 21:50 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

Episode 84 - The One With The Cold Open This week we learned about some other rugby podcasts in the Midwest. Shoutout to the B-Side Bois in Iowa, and The Podcastaways in Columbus. Show them some love and check em out! Being 5 weeks into the Midwest fall competition, there was a lot to recap and some more to look ahead to. Touched base on some of the college competition, and we are looking forward to some of these exciting matchups coming up! Thank you to everyone for your support. Plea...

Episode 83 - The Roman Empire

September 21, 2023 20:13 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

How often do YOU think about the Roman Empire? It's been the hottest question on the internet in the past week or so. Anyways, your favorite fake news rugby podcast is back again with another week of Midwest rugby recaps and previews. Unfortunately not much World Cup chat because Gator forgot to watch the matches last weekend, oh and Mossy is missing again. I guess our DMs are open for applications.

Episode 82 - Return of the Mossy

September 14, 2023 21:21 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB

Guess who's back? Everyone's favorite Irish amateur rugby pundit, Mossy! With the whole gang back together, we discuss the 3rd week of competition in the Midwest Rugby Union, as well as talk about the opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup.

Episode 81 - Mr. Mossy, Lost at Sea

September 07, 2023 01:02 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB

For a second week in a row, Gator and producer Kress were on their own to recap and review games in the eastern conferences of Midwest rugby, as well as the greater Pittsburgh college rugby scene. Where is the beloved Mossy? Did he get fired from the pod? Is he on a sabbatical? Maybe he's lost at sea? Tune in and listen to find out.

Episode 80 - Missing Mossy

August 31, 2023 22:24 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

Our dear host Mossy unfortunately couldn't make it this week, but fear not! Producer Kress and Gator recap the Week 1 matches and preview some matchups for a light week 2!

Episode 79 - A New Hope

August 24, 2023 19:41 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MB

After a lengthy time away, the boys catch up on all of the Pittsburgh and Midwest rugby news that we've missed over the summer as well as some predictions and previews for the upcoming fall season!

Episode 78 - Spring Showers

April 20, 2023 18:36 - 54 minutes - 49.4 MB

The whole crew is back together again for our regularly scheduled content. This week we come to you with some recaps around the local Pittsburgh rugby scene, and especially the local college teams heading to CRC's next weekend. Also, plenty of banter, and some bad WWII takes.

Episode 77 - Angela Smarto

April 13, 2023 20:48 - 2 hours - 119 MB

It has been a long time coming, but we finally got a chance to sit down and have a chat with Angela Smarto, who is currently the Women's Rugby Director and Division I & II Commissioner for National Collegiate Rugby. We had quite a lengthy chat talking about all things surrounding college rugby, as well as Smarto's experience as a coach and player.

Episode 76 - The Boys Are Back! (ft. Husky Bois Rugby Football Club Inc.)

March 15, 2023 20:54 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

The long awaited return of Top Of The League finally arrives. We discuss the reasoning behind our time away, amongst other things. Also, we have special guest, Bear, from the Husky Bois to discuss all things Husky Bois and a tour recap from the Savannah St. Paddy's Day rugby tournament.

Episode 75 - Seth Erwin (IUP Men's Head Coach)

November 30, 2022 01:59 - 1 hour - 73.1 MB

What. An. Episode. We were thankful to be joined by our guest Seth Erwin, who is the head men's rugby coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Seth joined us for a very lengthy talk, and gave us a lot of insight on his background in rugby, how he got into coaching, and of course, how IUP has become an absolute powerhouse for D2 Men's Rugby, not only in Western PA, but also on the national level. We wish IUP the best of luck as they travel to Houston next weekend for the D2 National Semi...

Andy Smith 3/3

November 16, 2022 02:22 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB

Today we speak with Andy Smith, with 19 season under his belt we speak on longevity, diet, routine and everything needed for players of all ages. Get a pen and paper ready as he is a wealth of knowledge.

Episode 75 Andy smith 2/3

November 16, 2022 02:19 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

Today we speak with Andy Smith, with 19 season under his belt we speak on longevity, diet, routine and everything needed for players of all ages. Get a pen and paper ready as he is a wealth of knowledge.

Episode 74 Andy Smith 1/3

November 16, 2022 02:16 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB

Today we speak with Andy Smith, with 19 season under his belt we speak on longevity, diet, routine and everything needed for players of all ages. Get a pen and paper ready as he is a wealth of knowledge.

Episode 73 - Midwest Championship Preview

November 08, 2022 13:31 - 1 hour - 62.3 MB

We are back with a doozy of an episode. Lot's of rambling, and we do apologize for that. However, we do a quick recap of this past weekend's Midwest semi-finals, and preview this upcoming weekend's Midwest Championship. We also touch base of the exciting college rugby season coming to a close, and introduce our superlative award categories for the Fall 2022 season. If you would like to nominate a club or player for those awards, please visit our linktree at linktr.ee/topoftheleaguepod which...

Episode 72 - Playoff Preview

November 03, 2022 23:12 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

We are back, but this time with a special Midwest and Allegheny Rugby Union playoff preview! Unfortunately, Mossy was unavailable to record with us this week so it was Gator and Producer Kress behind the microphones for this weeks episode. However! Stay tuned to the end of the episode where we break new grounds and have our first call-in guest!

Episode 71

October 27, 2022 02:40 - 41 minutes - 38 MB

Short episode, but look ahead to our exciting guests in the coming weeks/months!

Episode 70: Mossy's Gone, Party On!

October 19, 2022 12:17 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MB

The fall rugby season is starting to come down to the wire! We discuss the local area college results, as well as results and previews from the club teams throughout the Midwest. Most importantly, we cover the first round of the Midwest playoffs with the D2 Women’s and D3 Men’s play in games this upcoming weekend. As we mentioned in the podcast, we will be posting our document for you to make your own predictions as well! As always, best of luck to everyone, and please comment, share, a...

Episode 69 - Top Of The League Podcast

October 13, 2022 23:58 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MB

No Kress, no party!

Season 5 Episode 7: Rugby Roundup

October 05, 2022 19:27 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MB

We're back again with some Midwest rugby roundups, exciting news shared about some local ARU college teams being on a MAJOR sports network this week. You'll have to listen to find out! Also congrats to our producer Kress, for being voted Man of the Match this past weekend.

Season 5 Episode 6: A New Dawn

September 29, 2022 23:44 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB

Oh you know. Just another week of sillyness from some silly rugby guys. We apologize for Gator.

Season 5 Episode 5

September 22, 2022 11:30 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB

Back at it again with some lackluster reporting of rugby in the Midwest, some amazing banter, and another interview with a fantastic rugby player. We had some technical difficulties in the studio this week, so please forgive any audio mishaps.

Season 5 Episode 4

September 14, 2022 11:46 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB

We yet again recap rugby in the Midwest Rugby Union as well as other rugby happenings in the greater Pittsburgh region. Also at about 9:20 we have our first on-field interview with the Player of the Pod, Khalil Abdullah from University of Pittsburgh Rugby after their hard hitting win against the University of Cincinnati

Season 5 - Episode 3

September 06, 2022 23:15 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MB

Just another week of rugby recaps and pointless banter. We apologize for the last 5 minutes or so.

Season 5 Episode 2

August 30, 2022 23:13 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

We return for another week of Midwest Rugby news and recaps

Season 5 Episode 1 - The Premier League

August 23, 2022 23:07 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MB

The season kicks off with the same subpar content

Episode 62 - Quick Recap

November 05, 2021 22:54 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Catch up on last weekend's action!

Special Guest! The Hooligan Julian Jay 2/2

November 03, 2021 21:10 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB

The Hooligan Julian Jay is a local Pittsburgh Pro Wrestler, he has upcoming shows where tickets are available at the door. One lucky listener will win a ticket! Share the pod on social media or write a review for a chance to win! 11/13/21 325 Logan St McMechen WV and 11/20 at the Worthington Civic Center, Worthington, PA Follow @the.Hooligan92 on Instagram for upcoming shows!

Special quest! The Hooligan Julian Jay 1/2

November 03, 2021 21:08 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MB

The Hooligan Julian Jay is a local Pittsburgh Pro Wrestler, he has upcoming shows where tickets are available at the door. One lucky listener will win a ticket! Share the pod on social media or write a review for a chance to win! 11/13/21 325 Logan St McMechen WV and 11/20 at the Worthington Civic Center, Worthington, PA Follow @the.Hooligan92 on Instagram for upcoming shows!

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